Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Path: utzoo!utstat!philip
From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
Subject: Apple CD-ROM,GS,Mac
Message-ID: <1990Aug8.231139.25174@utstat.uucp>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 90 23:11:39 GMT
Reply-To: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
Organization: Statistics, U. of Toronto

I just recently communicated with Sierra regarding GS and Mac support.
Sierra will be releasing CD-ROM games such as Mixed up Mother Goose and
King's Quest V. The descriptions sound wonderful to anyone who loves sound
and graphics. The graphics' mode will be 320x200x256 (i.e. one of the VGA
modes). At this time, they have no plans to support the Mac for these.
Moreover, while they will have their SCI platform on the Mac shortly, they
apparently have given up on the GS claiming it is "too slow" to support SCI.

The priority for releases of Sierra products will be IBM, then Amiga(including
the A3000),...

This is extremely disappointing news from a GS,Mac and Apple CD-ROM user.
Now that that's out of the way, perhaps someone could answer a more
technical question?

Can an Apple CD-ROM player be used with a PC, and read "PC" CD-ROM disks?

Furthermore, can the PCT access the Apple CD-ROM via the GS SCSI port? That is
does the AE PCT(a PC on a board) support SCSI devices?

Finally, can the Orange Micro PC board in the MacII access the Apple CD-ROM
and treat it as a "PC CD-ROM"?

Sorry to mix Mac,PC,Amiga,GS issues into one message, but computers are meant
for more than just work. Does Apple realize this?

Philip McDunnough
University of Toronto
philip@utstat.toronto.edu
[my opinions]